[Hmwmzian]

“ Y O U ”
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You who are so sadly misunderstood
You draw so much attention to yourself
You have comforted me;

As simple as you are, you brought a greatness with you
I feared You may make me look different;
Cause me to stand out in a crowd.

BUT YOU DO!
And for this I give thanks.

You guard my modesty,
You make me unique,
You help me to lose vanity and instill in me humility,
You enjoin on me good,
You help me to be strong.
You cause me to defy convention,
You make others think, that for some reason,
I have something to PROCLAIM.

You make me search for something deeper than fortune and fame.
You keep my life constant in times of uncertainty and change.
You help me to believe,
You open my eyes to the lies and deceit,
You teach me to be kind and never to cheat.
You soar in the wind with an elegance and charm,
You say to the people, “This lady is a flag-bearer of Islam.”

You tell me to pray wherever I may be,
You fill me with confidence,
You set me free,
You make some people smile, while you fill others with contempt
and
You whisper in my ears of the reassurance ALLAH has sent.

You help me to know who is a true friend,
You keep me in the company of those who truly repent,
You are my shield as I walk through the battlefield of life
You protect me from evil and save me from strife.
You intensify my inner-beauty for everyone to see,
You say, “She’s got a lot of character to be seen with me.”
You shelter me from the burning sun,
You save me from the accursed one,
You protect me from those, in whose hearts there is a disease,
You continue to dignify my life with bounties like these,
You are a faithful companion wherever I go.
You speak of a place underneath which rivers flow.

Yes, You are just a simple piece of cloth which I wear everyday,
But you represent more good in my life than I have ink to say!

13\3\90
(An Australian Sister)

[Lauramalina]